Bug #23245 Connector Net 5.01 Beta Installer produces Antivirus Error Message
Submitted: 13 Oct 2006 7:56 Modified: 29 Oct 2006 4:47
Reporter: Ricardo Maciel Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:Connector / NET Severity:S2 (Serious)
Version:5.01 Beta OS:Windows (Windows XP SP2)
Assigned to: Reggie Burnett CPU Architecture:Any
Tags: 5.01 Beta, antivirus, Connector/Net, installer, malicious script

[13 Oct 2006 7:56] Ricardo Maciel 
Description:
When the Connector/Net 5.01 Beta installer starts working (about 2/3 of progress bar), Norton Antivirus 2006 issues a "Malicious Script Detected" message and recommends stopping the script. Accepting the recommendation interrupts the installer midway (it does not return to the initial state, and if opened again it will attempt to change, not start, the installation).

How to repeat:
I suppose the same OS and Antivirus configuration will produce the same results when the installer is applied.

Suggested fix:
Verify that system .NET assemblies or folders are not violated by the code.
If the script is inocuous, an indication of this condition in the installer would be a good workaround.
[16 Oct 2006 13:16] Tonci Grgin 
Hi Ricardo and thanks for your problem report. The installer uses some jscript to edit machine.config which, probably, triggers NAV.
[26 Oct 2006 21:00] Reggie Burnett 
marking this as verified since we know what is causing it.
[27 Oct 2006 20:31] Bugs System 
A patch for this bug has been committed. After review, it may
be pushed to the relevant source trees for release in the next
version. You can access the patch from:

  http://lists.mysql.com/commits/14503
[27 Oct 2006 20:31] Reggie Burnett 
Fixed in 5.0.2
[29 Oct 2006 4:47] MC Brown 
A note has been added to the 5.0.2 changelog.